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Ministry of Defence
CINCAN Lt Gen Ajai Singh addresses Andaman & Nicobar Command personnel
Commander-in-Chief, Andaman and Nicobar Command  Lieutenant General Ajai Singh addressed the personnel of Andaman and Nicobar Command  during ‘Special Sainik Sammelan’ on June 17, 2021. The CINCAN complimented all ranks of ANC for maintaining the highest standards of professionalism and operational preparedness. He emphasised that the trust and faith bestowed upon the Armed Forces as guardians of the nation should always be valued. The General Officer underlined the importance of the changing dynamics of warfare and the role of the Defence Services in shaping the future of the nation.
The CINCAN reiterated that soldiers, being the building blocks of the nation, should always strive for professional excellence and be battle ready at all times. He urged all the personnel to continue maintaining strict COVID-19 protection measures.
Ministry of Home Affairs
Union Home Minister Shri Amit Shah hailed the approval granted today by the Drugs Controller General of India  to the COVID-19 vaccines of the Serum Institute of India  and Bharat Biotech
Shri Amit Shah says, “A momentous achievement for India!”
“I salute our very talented and hardworking scientists for making India proud”
“Congratulations to Prime Minister Shri NarendraModiji for striving towards a COVID free India. Visionary leadership can make a huge difference”
“The approval to Made in India vaccines will prove to be a game changer in boosting Prime Minister NarendraModi’s vision of an Aatmanirbhar Bharat”
“We heartily thank our scientists, doctors, medical staff, security personnel and all Corona warriors who dedicatedly served humanity during these testing times”
The Union Home Minister Shri Amit Shah hailed the approval granted today by the Drugs Controller General of India to the COVID-19 vaccines of the Serum Institute of India  and Bharat Biotech.
In his tweets welcoming the approval, Shri Amit Shah said “A momentous achievement for India!DCGI has granted approval to COVID vaccines of the SerumInstitute of India and BharatBiotech. I salute our very talented and hardworking scientists for making India proud.Congratulations to Prime Minister Shri NarendraModijifor striving towards a COVID free India.Visionary leadership can make a huge difference.Time and again, we have seen a New India eager to innovate and help the humanity during crisis. The approval to Made in India vaccines will prove to be a game changer in boosting Prime Minister NarendraModi’svision of an Aatmanirbhar Bharat.We heartily thank our scientists, doctors, medical staff, security personnel and all Corona warriors who dedicatedly served humanity during these testing times.Nation will always remain grateful to them for their selfless service towards mankind.”
Ministry of Minority Affairs
Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare and Chemical and Fertilizers Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya to inaugurate 32nd edition of “Hunar Haat” in Lucknow on November 12, 2021.
Over 600 artisans and craftsmen from more than 30 States and Union Territories will participate with their indigenous products: Shri Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi.
Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare and Chemical and Fertilizers Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya will inaugurate the 32nd edition of “Hunar Haat”, “Perfect Platform” to“promote and preserve” traditional art and craft of the country, in Lucknow on November 12, 2021.
Talking to mediapersons at “Hunar Haat” venue in Awadh Vihar Yojana Ground in Lucknow, Union Minister for Minority Affairs Shri Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi today said that Uttar Pradesh Deputy CM Shri Dinesh Sharma, UP Cabinet Ministers Shri Suresh Kumar Khanna, Shri Ashutosh Tandon, Shri Siddharthnath Singh, Shri Brijesh Pathak, Shri Nand Gopal Gupta Nandi, MoS Smt. Swati Singh and Shri Baldev Singh Aulakhand and other dignitaries will be present during the inauguration.
Shri Naqvi said that more than 600 artisans and craftsmen from more than 30 States and Union Territories including Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Delhi, Nagaland, Madhya Pradesh, Manipur, Bihar, Andhra Pradesh, Jharkhand, Goa, Punjab, Uttarakhand, Ladakh, Karnataka, Gujarat, Haryana, Jammu-Kashmir, West Bengal, Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh and Kerala have brought their indigenous products made with wood, brass, bamboo, glass, cloth, paper, clay etc. Traditional foods from various parts of the country are also available at the “Hunar Haat”.
Besides “Vishwakarma Vatika", “Circus” will also be displayed at the “Hunar Haat” where the Indian Circus artists will perform spectacular diverse traditional entertainment shows.
Renowned artists such as Annu Kapoor, Pankaj Udhas, Kumar Shanu, Alka Yagnik, Altaf Raja, Suresh Vadekar, Sudesh Bhosale, Sadanand Biswas , Prem Bhatia, Vivek Mishra, Dilbag Singh, Rani Indrani, Shibani Kashyap, Sugandha Mishra, Bhupinder Singh Bhuppi, Mohit Khanna and others will perform various cultural and musical programmes every day in the evening at the “Hunar Haat”, being organised from 12th to 21st November.
Shri Naqvi said that more than 6 lakh 75 thousand artisans, craftsmen and people associated with them have been provided employment and employment opportunities through “Hunar Haat” in the last about 6 years. “Hunar Haat” is also available at virtual and online platform http://hunarhaat.org and GeM portal. People of the country and abroad can buy “Hunar Haat” products digital and online also.
The next "Hunar Haats" will be organised at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi , Hyderabad , Surat , JLN Stadium, New Delhi . “Hunar Haats” will also be organised in Mysuru, Guwahati, Pune, Ahmedabad, Bhopal, Patna, Puducherry, Mumbai, Jammu, Chennai, Chandigarh, Agra, Prayagraj, Goa, Jaipur, Bengaluru, Kota, Sikkim, Srinagar, Leh, Shillong, Ranchi, Agartala and other places in the coming days.
President's Secretariat
PRESIDENT OF INDIA GRACES THE CENTENARY CELEBRATIONS OF GITA PRESS AT GORAKHPUR
PRESIDENT KOVIND PRAISES THE GITA PRESS FOR PROVIDING RELIGIOUS BOOKS TO THE PUBLIC AT CHEAP PRICES EVEN DESPITE FINANCIAL CONSTRAINTS
The President of India, Shri Ram Nath Kovind graced and addressed the centenary celebrations of Gita Press at Gorakhpur today .
Speaking on the occasion, the President said that Gita Press has played a very important role in taking the spiritual and cultural knowledge of India to the masses through its publications. He noted that the intention behind the establishment of Gita Press was to make available Gita in pure form with right meaning and at low price to masses which were not easily available at that time. He said that it is a matter of great pride for all of us that a small initiative started from Kolkata is now well known for its work all over India.
The President noted that apart from the Bhagavad Gita, Gita Press publishes books like Ramayana, Puranas, Upanishads, Bhakt-charitra etc. It has made a record by publishing more than 70 crore books till now and has the distinction of being the world's largest publisher of Hindu religious books. He praised the Gita Press for providing religious books to the public at cheap prices even despite financial constraints.
The President said that ‘Kalyan’ magazine of Gita Press has a prestigious place as collectible literature from the spiritual point of view. It is probably one of the most famous publications of Gita Press and most widely read religious magazine in India.
The President noted that of the 1850 current publications of Gita Press, about 760 publications are in Sanskrit and Hindi but the remaining publications are in other languages such as Gujarati, Marathi, Telugu, Bengali, Oriya, Tamil, Kannada, Assamese, Malayalam, Nepali, Urdu, Punjabi and English. He said that this reflects the unity in diversity of our Indian culture. The religious and spiritual base in Indian culture is the same from east to west and from north to south.
Pointing to the Gita Press’s plan for setting up its branches abroad, the President expressed hope that through this expansion, the whole world would benefit from the culture and philosophy of India. He urged Gita Press to enhance its relations with the Indians diaspora living abroad, as they are the messengers of Indian culture, who connect the world with our country.
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Ministry of Civil Aviation
More than 11 Lakh Indians Returned to India Under Vande Bharat Mission
Lifeline UDAN was Started to Ensure Steady Countrywide Supply of Essentials
Vande Bharat Mission consists of special repatriation flights operated by Indian carriers and chartered flights operated by both Indian and foreign carriers. As per information provided by the Ministry of External Affairs , till 31.08.2020, more than 11 lakh Indians  have returned to India under the Vande Bharat Mission. Country-wise and State-wise number of passengers returned are at Annexure A. 
Lifeline UDAN
Ministry of Civil Aviation launched 'Lifeline UDAN' on 26.03.2020. Lifeline UDAN was an initiative to ensure a steady supply of essentials as well as medical supplies, PPEs , test kits etc. to all parts of the country. For this purpose, the Ministry facilitated establishing Lifeline UDAN mechanism to match the requirements/consignments of States /UTs/MoHFW /other Ministries with special flight plans.
Initially, the consignor State Govts./UTs/agencies were to incur the transportation cost for Lifeline UDAN flights. However, a contingency expenditure plan for excess expenditure upto a total amount of Rs.30 crore was approved for payments of Lifeline UDAN operations to be made by MoCA. As of 18.09.2020, an amount of Rs.18.95 crore has been reimbursed by MoCA to airlines/ground handling agencies for Lifeline UDAN flights. State-wise details of flights are at Annexure B. 
Remotely Piloted Aircraft System
The Ministry of Civil Aviation, upto 31.08.2020, has granted conditional exemption to the following State Government agencies for Remotely Piloted Aircraft System:
i. Maharashtra State Electricity Transmission Co. Ltd.
ii. Commissionerate of Agriculture, Government of Rajasthan
iii. Department of Agriculture, Agriculture Education and Research, Government of Uttar Pradesh
iv. Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Department, Government of Haryana
v.Directorate of Plant Protection, Quarantine and Storage , Faridabad
vi. Government Aviation Training Institute, Bhubaneswar
vii. Telangana State Aviation Academy, Hyderabad
This information was given in a written reply by Shri Hardeep Singh Puri, Minister of State  Civil Aviation, in Lok Sabha today.
Prime Minister's Office
PM remembers late Ram Vilas Paswan ji on his birth anniversary
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has remembered late Ram Vilas Paswan Ji on his birth anniversary and said he was one of India’s most experienced Parliamentarians and administrators.
In a tweet, the Prime Minister said, "Today is the birth anniversary of my friend, late Ram Vilas Paswan Ji. I miss his presence greatly. He was one of India’s most experienced Parliamentarians and administrators. His contributions to public service and empowering the downtrodden will always be remembered."
Ministry of Law and Justice
Sanctioned Posts of Judges in High Court
Judges of various High Courts are appointed as per the procedure laid down in the Memorandum of Procedure  prepared in 1998 pursuant to the Supreme Court Judgment of October 6, 1993  read with their Advisory Opinion of October 28, 1998 . As per MoP, initiation of proposal for appointment of Judges in the High Courts vests with the Chief Justice of the concerned High Court. Chief Justice of the High Court is required to initiate the proposal to fill up of vacancy of a High Court Judge six months prior to the occurrence of vacancy. However, this timeline is often not adhered to by the High Courts. A statement showing High Court wise vacancy position as on 07.02.2022 is at Annexure below:
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Sl. No.
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Name of the High Court
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Vacancy position as on 07.02.2022
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1
|
|
Allahabad
|
|
67
|
|
2
|
|
Andhra Pradesh
|
|
17
|
|
3
|
|
Bombay
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|
34
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|
4
|
|
Calcutta
|
|
33
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|
5
|
|
Chhattisgarh
|
|
09
|
|
6
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|
Delhi
|
|
30
|
|
7
|
|
Gauhati
|
|
01
|
|
8
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|
Gujarat
|
|
20
|
|
9
|
|
Himachal Pradesh
|
|
04
|
|
10
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|
J & K and Ladakh
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|
04
|
|
11
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|
Jharkhand
|
|
05
|
|
12
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|
Karnataka
|
|
17
|
|
13
|
|
Kerala
|
|
08
|
|
14
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|
Madhya Pradesh
|
|
24
|
|
15
|
|
Madras
|
|
15
|
|
16
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|
Manipur
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|
01
|
|
17
|
|
Meghalaya
|
|
01
|
|
18
|
|
Orissa
|
|
09
|
|
19
|
|
Patna
|
|
27
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|
20
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|
Punjab& Haryana
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|
36
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|
21
|
|
Rajasthan
|
|
22
|
|
22
|
|
Sikkim
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|
0
|
|
23
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|
Telangana
|
|
23
|
|
24
|
|
Tripura
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|
0
|
|
25
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|
Uttarakhand
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|
04
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|
Total
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411
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As on 07.02.2022, against the sanctioned strength of 1098 Judges in the High Courts, 687 Judges are in position, leaving 411 vacancies of Judges to be filled. At present, 172 proposals are at various stages of processing between the Government and the Supreme Court Collegiums. Further recommendations from High Court Collegiums are yet to be received in respect of remaining 239 vacancies in High Courts.
While filling up of vacancies in the High Courts is a continuous, integrated and collaborative process requiring consultation and approval from various constitutional authorities, vacancies keep on arising on account of retirement, resignation or elevation of Judges. Government is committed to filling up of vacancy expeditiously in time-bound manner.
The sanctioned strength of Judges of High Court has increased from 906 in 2014 to 1098 in 2021. However, it may be mentioned that the pendency of cases in courts is not only due to shortage of judges in High Courts but also due to various other factors like increase in number of state and central legislations, accumulation of first appeals, continuation of ordinary civil jurisdiction in some of the High Courts, appeals against orders of quasi-judicial forums going to High Courts, number of revisions/appeals, frequent adjournments, indiscriminate use of writ jurisdiction, lack of adequate arrangement to monitor, tracking and bunching of cases for hearing, vacation period of Courts, assigning work of administrative nature to the Judges, etc.
This information was given by Shri Kiren Rijiju Union Minister of Law and Justice, in Lok Sabha today.
Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution
MSP Operations during Kharif Marketing Season 2020-21
In the ongoing Kharif Marketing Season  2020-21, Government continues to procure Kharif 2020-21 crops at its MSP from farmers as per its existing MSP Schemes, as was done in previous seasons.
Paddy procurement for Kharif 2020-21 is continuing at a good pace in the procuring States and UTs of Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Uttarakhand, Chandigarh, Jammu Kashmir, Kerala and Gujarat with purchase of over 170.53 LMTs of paddy upto 27.10.2020 against the last year corresponding purchase of 134.85 LMT showing an increase of 26.46 % over last year. Out of the total purchase of 170.53 LMT, Punjab alone has contributed 114.97 LMT which is 67.42 % of total procurement.
About 14.37 Lac farmers have already been benefitted from the ongoing KMS procurement Operations with MSP value of Rs. 32195.69 crore.
Further, based on the proposal from the States, approval was accorded for procurement of 45.10 LMT of Pulse and Oilseeds of Kharif Marketing Season 2020 for the States of Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Telangana, Gujarat, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Odisha, Rajasthan and Andhra Pradesh under Price Support Scheme . Further, sanction for procurement of 1.23 LMT of Copra  for the States of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Kerala was also given. For other States/UTs, approval will also be accorded on receipt of proposals for procurement of Pulses, Oilseeds and Copra under PSS so that procurement of FAQ grade of these crops can be made at notified MSP for the year 2020-21 directly from the registered farmers, if the market rate goes below MSP during the notified harvesting period in the respective States/UTs by the Central Nodal Agencies through State nominated procuring agencies.
Upto 27.10.2020, the Government through its Nodal Agencies has procured 2306.41 MT of Moong, Urad and Groundnut Pods having MSP value of Rs.14.13 Crores benefitting 1697 farmers in Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Gujarat and Haryana. Similarly, 5089 MT of copra  having MSP value of Rs. 52.40 crore has been procured benefitting 3961 farmers in Karnataka and Tamil Nadu. In respect of Copra and Urad, rates are ruling above MSP in most of the major producing States. The respective State/UTs Governments are making necessary arrangements for commencement of procurement from the date as decided by the respective States based on the arrivals in respect of Kharif Pulses and Oilseeds.
Procurement operations of seed cotton  under MSP are going on smoothly in the States of Punjab Haryana, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh. Till 27.10.2020 a quantity of 442266 cotton bales valuing Rs.129951 lakh has been procured benefitting 84138 farmers.
Prime Minister's Office
PM to address 7th International Yoga Day programme tomorrow
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi will address the 7th International Yoga Day programme tomorrow, 21st June at 6.30 AM.
In a tweet, the Prime Minister said, "Tomorrow, 21st June, we will mark the 7th Yoga Day. The theme this year is ‘Yoga For Wellness’, which focusses on practising Yoga for physical and mental well-being. At around 6:30 AM tomorrow, will be addressing the Yoga Day programme."
Ministry of Mines
Outcome of efforts to curb illegal mining by States
Section 23C of Mines and Minerals  Act  1957, empowers the State Governments to frame rules to prevent illegal mining and the State Governments may, by notification in the Official Gazette, make such rules for preventing illegal mining, transportation and storage of minerals and for the purposes connected therewith. Hence, control of illegal mining comes under the legislative and administrative jurisdiction of the State Governments.
Further, Section 30B of the MMDR Act, 1957 provides for constitution of Special courts by the State Governments for the purposes of providing speedy trial of offenses for contravention of the provisions of sub-section  or sub-section  of Section 4 of the Act. Section 30C of the Act provides that such Special Courts shall be deemed to be a Court of Session.
As per quarterly returns on illegal mining  furnished by the various State Governments to the Indian Bureau of Mines, a Sub-ordinate Office of Ministry of Mines, the State-wise number of cases of Illegal mining for the year 2022-23 is given at Annexure-I.
ANNEXURE-I
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S.No
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State
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Illegal mining cases 2022-23|
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FIR
Lodged|
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Court Cases Filed|
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Vehicle Seized|
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Fine realized by State Govt.|
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1.
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Andhra Pradesh
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4296
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|
0
|
|
0
|
|
232
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|
7312.55
|
|
2.
|
|
Goa
|
|
1
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
3.
|
|
Gujarat
|
|
4886
|
|
28
|
|
13
|
|
3551
|
|
7656.69
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4.
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Himachal Pradesh
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|
1934
|
|
0
|
|
189
|
|
3
|
|
50.08
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|
5.
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Jammu & Kashmir
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|
2667
|
|
235
|
|
8
|
|
2828
|
|
620.01
|
|
6.
|
|
Jharkhand
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|
1626
|
|
569
|
|
253
|
|
1187
|
|
312.15
|
|
7.
|
|
Karnataka
|
|
2960
|
|
384
|
|
150
|
|
340
|
|
1546.18
|
|
8.
|
|
Kerala
|
|
3671
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
6840.16
|
|
9.
|
|
Madhya Pradesh
|
|
3901
|
|
4
|
|
1584
|
|
0
|
|
27343.25
|
|
10.
|
|
Maharashtra
|
|
3607
|
|
190
|
|
0
|
|
483
|
|
4323.98
|
|
11.
|
|
Odisha
|
|
7
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
1
|
|
7.75
|
|
12.
|
|
Rajasthan
|
|
7645
|
|
856
|
|
39
|
|
5511
|
|
8147.56
|
|
13.
|
|
Sikkim
|
|
28
|
|
1245
|
|
21
|
|
1017
|
|
22.40
|
|
14.
|
|
Tamilnadu
|
|
4495
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
743.12
|
|
15.
|
|
Telangana
|
|
17938
|
|
175
|
|
674
|
|
0
|
|
7221.83
|
|
16.
|
|
Uttar Pradesh
|
|
757
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
256.26Data from 1st April 2022 to 30th September 2022
This information was given by the Minister of Coal, Mines and Parliamentary Affairs Shri Pralhad Joshi in a written reply in Rajya Sabha today.
Ministry of Defence
Military Nursing Service celebrates 94th Raising Day
The 94th Raising Day of the Military Nursing Service  is being celebrated today. Additional Director General  Major General Joyce Gladys Roach; Principal Matron, Army Hospital  Major General Sonali Ghoshal laid wreath and paid homage to martyrs at National War Memorial this afternoon. Nursing officers once again rededicated themselves to render high quality, selfless nursing care to their patients by reading the Florence Nightingale Pledge on the occasion.
The MNS is the only all women corps in the Armed Forces. It came into being on March 28, 1888 with the arrival of first batch of 10 qualified British Nurses in Bombay , to organise nursing in Military hospitals in India. In 1893 it was designated as Indian Army Nursing Service  and in 1902 as Queen Alexandra Military Nursing Service . In 1914 for the first time Nurses were enrolled in India and were attached to QAMNS.
On October 1, 1926, a permanent Nursing Service for the Indian troops was formed and was designated as the Indian Military Nursing Service . The IMNS made a humble beginning and their work was universally acclaimed. On September 15, 1943, the IMNS officers became a part of the Indian Army and the members of service became Commissioned Officers. The organisation is headed at the Army Headquarters by ADG MNS at the Rank of Maj General and at command level by Brigadier MNS in the rank of Brigadier.
Enrolment into the Military Nursing Service is based on the merit selection at all India level. The candidates are enrolled at six Colleges of Nursing for Basic BSc  from various health sciences universities. On successful completion of the course they are granted Permanent or Short Service Commission in the Military Nursing Service in the rank of Lieutenant.
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